Short film about Riga takes third prize at Berlin tourism film contest

RIGA, March 14 - "Vides filmu studija" and Riga Tourism Development Bureau's (RTDB) collaboration "Share Riga" has won the 3rd prize at the international tourism film and multimedia competition "The Golden Citygate", in the "City Tourism" category, as the RTDB informed "Nozare.lv".

The competition is part of the international tourism fair "ITB 2013" in Berlin. A total of 100 entries from 37 countries participated in ten categories at the competition.

In the "City Tourism" category, first prize was awarded to German film "Oberhauzenen", films about Stockholm and Dresden shared the second place, whereas Latvian entry shared the third place with Ireland's film about Dublin.

The RTDB was established in October 2009 to foster tourism and popularize Riga abroad.leta.lv